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The sheer scale seems really similar to the vertical integration of companies like Standard Oil. That alone doesn't necessarily mean that they're problematic,
by wyldfire 6y ago
The sheer scale seems really similar to the vertical integration of companies like Standard Oil. That alone doesn't necessarily mean that they're problematic, but it sure does suggest that we give them a closer look. If their scale allows them to be anti-consumer/anti-trade then that's bad.
- Wolfenstein98k 6y agoAre they being anti-consumer/anti-trade tho? If their scale allows it then you may wish to look closer, but their scale also allows them to offer unprecedented value to customers, which is generally the highest value for commerce in the first place. Let's not destroy a good thing just because we can imagine it having some consequences.
- ChrisLomont 6y agoNeither part has anywhere near monopoly power in respective markets: AWS ~32% of cloud, Amazon has ~37% of ecommerce. There's an incredible amount of other options for everything Amazon does.
- wyldfire 6y agoVertical integration is not a matter of market share -- that's horizontal integration.